That is one beautiful tie, despite the head geometry. Agree that those colors are just awesome together given the way you mix them. Great build! Thanks for sharing.
You did a great job overcoming the obstacle of the soft plastic keepers. You couldn't even tell they were there when you were done and the material didn't show it was there either. Beautiful bait. Be blessed. My friend.
Looks great. A quick tie on this one. One of my least favorite parts of using bucktail is mixing colors. I don't have the patience to get a good mix and I end up losing half of it. I even bought a hair stacker to help me salvage it. I would have filed down the rear bait keeper lead bumps because I'm too cheap to buy those long feathers. I just did that to a jig yesterday. I'm sure if I had more pike/musky lakes nearby, I'd buy longer feathers. I tied up a few preacher jigs recently and got away with saddle hackle or schlappen feathers as long as I can tie them as far back as possible. I was going to ask you if you ever use CCT body fur. I used it on musky spinnerbaits near the head (just before the final few bucktail wraps). I cut/shaped it to set a nice flare near the head. I was happy with how it worked and looked. Thanks for sharing your technique and for inspiring us!
To be honest ive never really used it! it looks thick and would be a good way to add some great bulk. Now ive got to order a few different colors and try it! luckily, it looks pretty inexpensive. Thanks, as always!!
@@juniorsfishingcompany Yes, it's plenty thick but you can sculpt it to any shape after tying it in. Cheap is my middle name. That's how I retired at 54. I'll be 60 this fall. The clock never stops and goes way too fast.
I bet you could make some awesome flounder jigs. I've tried chatterbaits for them a little with no luck but they hit bucktail jigs, especially with a Gulp curly tail. You might be able to make a living tying jigs especially for flounder if you do something unique that catches fish. A tiny chatter blade on a 1/4 or 3/8 oz head might be good. I feel like maybe the blades are too big on most of them for the way I want to use them.
@@juniorsfishingcompany I have caught flounder in 2' out to 45' of water and they can be caught deeper. But I typically don't fish in more than 20' around the Chesapeake Bay. Most of the time I use 1/4 oz jig heads or 3/8 oz but I use 1/2 and heavier occasionally. 1/4 is the size I use the most, and mostly in less than 10' of water.
That is one beautiful tie, despite the head geometry. Agree that those colors are just awesome together given the way you mix them. Great build! Thanks for sharing.
In my opinion, Z-man just makes the best bladed jig so id rather go with the tricky head over another one that wont swim as well. Be well!
You did a great job overcoming the obstacle of the soft plastic keepers. You couldn't even tell they were there when you were done and the material didn't show it was there either. Beautiful bait. Be blessed. My friend.
Thanks you as always! The water has gotten very warm up here so ill be at the bench a lot more!
Looks great. A quick tie on this one. One of my least favorite parts of using bucktail is mixing colors. I don't have the patience to get a good mix and I end up losing half of it. I even bought a hair stacker to help me salvage it.
I would have filed down the rear bait keeper lead bumps because I'm too cheap to buy those long feathers. I just did that to a jig yesterday. I'm sure if I had more pike/musky lakes nearby, I'd buy longer feathers.
I tied up a few preacher jigs recently and got away with saddle hackle or schlappen feathers as long as I can tie them as far back as possible.
I was going to ask you if you ever use CCT body fur. I used it on musky spinnerbaits near the head (just before the final few bucktail wraps). I cut/shaped it to set a nice flare near the head. I was happy with how it worked and looked.
Thanks for sharing your technique and for inspiring us!
To be honest ive never really used it! it looks thick and would be a good way to add some great bulk. Now ive got to order a few different colors and try it! luckily, it looks pretty inexpensive. Thanks, as always!!
@@juniorsfishingcompany Yes, it's plenty thick but you can sculpt it to any shape after tying it in. Cheap is my middle name. That's how I retired at 54. I'll be 60 this fall. The clock never stops and goes way too fast.
I bet you could make some awesome flounder jigs. I've tried chatterbaits for them a little with no luck but they hit bucktail jigs, especially with a Gulp curly tail. You might be able to make a living tying jigs especially for flounder if you do something unique that catches fish. A tiny chatter blade on a 1/4 or 3/8 oz head might be good. I feel like maybe the blades are too big on most of them for the way I want to use them.
Ive never caught one before! How deep do you typically catch them? That, and wind, are usually the main reasons for determining how heavy my jig is.
@@juniorsfishingcompany I have caught flounder in 2' out to 45' of water and they can be caught deeper. But I typically don't fish in more than 20' around the Chesapeake Bay. Most of the time I use 1/4 oz jig heads or 3/8 oz but I use 1/2 and heavier occasionally. 1/4 is the size I use the most, and mostly in less than 10' of water.